Libya: the Bitter Fruits of Italian Colonialism

Buds? Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi As the conflict in Libya ebbs and flows, we thought our rea...

Italian Empire: the Nasty Side

Yes, Italy once had an empire. The new nation acquired its first colony, Eritrea, in 1890 and remained a colonial power until 1947, when, ha...